The 32 teams taking part in World Cup revealed but which teams are in the Group of Death?
Costa Rica battled past New Zealand in Saudi Arabia in Qatar to secure the last spot at the 2022 FIFA World Cup to be staged in Asia after 20 years.
Their 1-0 win over the Central Americans snatched the 32nd and final spot in the 2022 World Cup.
Now, the full lineup for this winter’s tournament is complete and group B is the group of death according to the latest FIFA world rankings.
The Three Lions are ranked fifth in the world, with USA (15th), Wales (18th) and Iran (21st) not far behind.
That means Group B has an average ranking of 14.75 – far and away the toughest in the tournament.
The nearest contenders for the Group of Death moniker is Group E – featuring Spain (7th), Germany (12th), Japan (23rd) and Costa Rica (31st), with a mean ranking of 18.25,
At the other end of the scale, Group A is comfortably the easiest.
Hosts Qatar were among the top seeds for the tournament as hosts – but thanks to their world ranking of 51, that skews the entire group.
The Middle Eastern nation are joined by Holland (10th), Senegal (20th) and Ecuador (46th) for an average ranking of just 31.75.
Group H also looks to be a doddle for the big-boys, with a mean ranking of 27.5.
Portugal (8th) and Uruguay (13th) look dead-certs to qualify, with South Korea (29th) and Ghana (60th) miles back in the Fifa standings.
